JC Whitney Anti-Squeek?

[Bingster]

There is a product in the JC Whitnet catalog that seems perfect for anti-squeek material. It's the the insulation section. 1/16" thick, self-stick asphalt based material. Anybody use it? Comes in 30 X 54 sheets. Does this asphalt based stuff leave a bad smell?

[Plymouthy Adams]

Bingster..you don't go around sniffing car cracks do you? Sorry bad taste there but could not resist..sounds like a good product and one that I would be interested in...as for the inpregnated asphalt..that sounds just like the original material to me..I have need of some of this stuff on the front metal of the 41 Dodge..that setup has so many metal butt joints..

[oldmopar]

sounds like it would work although by description it sounds like a piece of tar paper would also work or a thin piece of rubber.

[Merle Coggins]

Isn't that stuff marketed as sound damping material, like Dynamat? But it would probably work for what you want too. On my truck the anti-squeek material that was between my front fenders and the nose piece appeard to be some type of tar or caulk. When I reassembled the truck I used some Butyl Rubber roofing caulk. It seems to have worked well enough.

Merle

[Bingster]

My car crack sniffing days are long past. But there was quite a thread on here awhile back about sound deadening material that left a bad odor in the car.

I can't believe Whitney would sell tar paper at $30 a pop for a 30 X 54 sheet. I assume it is thicker and has more "give" so that the two sheet metal pieces are embedded into it for a stronger joint. And I'm not talking drugs, either.

[Norm's Coupe]

The original anti squeak material from my coupe looked like asphalt impregnated (not to be confused with tar) jute membrane, just like they used for repairing roofs years ago.

Asphalt impregnated jute is hard to find today. However, it was replaced by asphalt impregnated fiberglass membrane. You can still buy that in the hardware stores or big box lumber stores. Comes in rolls approximately 6" X 150' long. Unlike the jute that would rot eventually, the fiberglass membrane doesn't rot and can be used the same way on our cars or trucks as anti squeak between fenders and body, etc.

Tar based products do smell for a long time. However, asphalt will only smell when fresh (and then not that much). Once in the air for a few days, there is no smell. That's because tar will melt at a much lower temperature than asphalt does. Tar will actually start to run when you get it to about 120 to 150 degrees.

[oldmopar]

When I said tar paper its just a old term for the underlay that goes on a roof before the shingles go down I guess it is some type of asphalt paper material. When I put the tank in my 52 I did not use any anti squeak just bolted it up metal to metal. It does not move and I do not hear any squeaks but after many years of being around noisy machines and equipment my hearing is not that good.

[norrism1]

I went to WalMart and bought bicycle tire tube, cut to length and trimmed for anti-squeak. Not seen but worked like a charm!